Enterprise Test Office PM/Software Project Test Lead

Start Date: 2014-02-01End Date: 2015-03-23

Plan, facilitate, and mentor Caltrans in all facets of Quality Assurance and the introduction of a new Enterprise Test Office. Create standards, processes, and introduce best practices in cooperation with existing Caltrans processes. Assist Caltrans in managing software QA projects to successful completion. Create standard document templates, train staff on the new processes, assist them in project management.

Software Test Engineer/Team Lead

Start Date: 1996-06-01End Date: 1999-04-02

Performed all aspects of software system testing and software implementations. After becoming a Test Lead, managed the efforts of a team of testers tasked to ensure the quality of a complex command and control telemetry system, while still meeting important milestones. Was involved in gathering technical specifications, planning and designing new features and functionality. In addition to Test Lead and testing duties, was assigned the duties of Team Lead for a group of software developers.

Software Quality Assurance and Automation Team Lead

Start Date: 1999-04-01End Date: 2009-04-10

Software Quality Assurance Lead. Test Manager for a team of QA Engineers. In addition to manual black-box testing, introduced, implemented and maintained a comprehensive suite of automated tests to be used for ongoing regression and new development projects. My team was able to reduce regression test cycle time to 1/6th of the original time required, while increasing the suite of test cases three-fold. Developed and documented business process workflows, systems requirements, system impact analysis, systems design, process analysis and testing (including reasonableness checks) using software development methodology. Identified impacts of solutions on existing and future systems.

Test Automation Team Lead

Start Date: 2009-10-01End Date: 2014-01-04

Heading the test automation efforts on several large CA State projects. Testing EDD's conversion of their Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Disability Insurance (DI) applications, as they migrate from an IDMS to a DB2 database. Utilizing Quality Center and Quick Test Pro and a custom-designed hybrid test framework to automate the functional test sets written to validate the client's business processes. Also was the Test Automation Lead involved in testing EDD's new Continuing Claims website which will serve 2 million unemployed Californians.

Software Test Engineer/Team Lead

Start Date: 1996-06-01End Date: 1999-04-02

Performed all aspects of software system testing and software implementations for real-time Department of Defense SATCOM and SIGINT/COMINT systems. After becoming a Test Lead, managed the efforts of a team of testers tasked to ensure the quality of a complex command and control telemetry system, while still meeting important milestones. Defined technical specifications, planned and designed new features and functionality. In addition to Test Lead and testing duties, took on the duties of Software Development Team Lead. Activities included: Directing a Test Team conducting system level testing and integration activities. Planning and coordinating test activities. Participating in system architecture decisions, requirements definition, concept of operations definition, design of GUIs, and development of a customer-training plan. Developing software system test procedures. Identifying requirements and writing functional test procedures. Conducting system build and regression tests, identifying, documenting and tracking problems, and working closely with developers to accomplish necessary fixes. Devising and performing system interface tests and customer acceptance tests. Responsible for the efforts of a group of software developers. Tracking status in relation to important milestones and was responsible for resolving issues that could threaten those milestones. Software installation and training at the customer's facility.

System Engineer

Start Date: 1984-06-01End Date: 1996-06-12

Defined requirements and wrote and implemented operational plans for Space Shuttle orbital operations. Interfaced with senior Project Managers from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and foreign governments, to ensure that all mission objectives were clearly defined and documented. Trained mission personnel on all aspects of the Shuttle’s mission plan and performed operations in accordance with that plan. Performed real-time anomaly analysis and, in concert with the relevant government agencies, took appropriate action to ensure that all mission objectives were successfully and safely met. Maintained a real-time Department of Defense command and control system in an operational and fully functional state. Performed real-time anomaly analysis and took appropriate action to ensure that all mission objectives were successfully met. Worked closely with in-house users and software developers in the design and implementation of prototypes and final GUI designs. Participated in regression testing of operational systems following software upgrades.